4. Reserved Public Sector Employment in Scotland; Headcount

Reserved Public Corporations and Public Sector Financial Institutions;

Other Reserved Public Bodies (which covers Non-Departmental Bodies and other bodies).

The number of people employed in the reserved public sector decreased by 350 (-0.6%) to 56,400 in Q3 2017.

The estimated reserved public sector excluding the effects of the major reclassifications increased by 100 (+0.2%) to 43,300 in Q3 2017.

Chart 5 shows the composition of the reserved public sector as at Q3 2017.

Chart 5: Breakdown of Reserved Public Sector Employment by Sector, Headcount, Q3 2017 Source: Public Sector Employment in Scotland, Quarter 3 2017 Note: Totals may not equal the sum of the individual parts due to rounding.

Over the year:

Employment levels for the Reserved Civil Service increased by 400 (+1.6%);

Employment levels for Public Corporations & Public Sector Financial Institutions [4] decreased by 530 (-4.6%) from 11,700 in Q3 2016 to 11,200 in Q3 2017;